Dr Bohn is a molecular and chronic disease epidemiologist with expertise in the design and conduct of epidemiological studies, analyses of high-dimensional and compositional data, and science communication. His primary research area is the etiology and progression of chronic diseases in adult and pediatric populations, with a focus on microbe- and immune-mediated mechanisms, including the human microbiome and biomarkers of inflammation. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr Bohn works primarily with Dr Noel Mueller.
Areas of Expertise
- Complex observational studies
- Human microbiome, infections, and other bacterial-mediated mechanisms
- Inflammation and immune-mediated mechanisms
- Big Data and ‘omics
- Cardiometabolic and other chronic diseases
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Epidemiology, minor in Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 2023
- MPH, Epidemiology, certificate in molecular epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 2019
- BS, Microbiology, University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences, 2017
Awards
- President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, Office of Student Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2024
- Lester Breslow Award, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2023
- Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health inductee, Pi Chapter, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2023
- Early Investigator Travel Award (2023), Lifestyle Council, American Heart Association
- Translational Research Development Program, Clinical & Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, 2022
- J. B. Hawley Student Research Award, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2021
- Lemann Interschool Fellowship, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health & Fundação Lemann, 2018
- Merit Award, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 2017
- Gold Global Excellence Scholarship, International Students & Scholars Services, University of Minnesota, 2013